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16 Sep 2025

When the Questions Start Coming Up in the Work

Mary Baker blogpost boundary setting struggles, building self-trust, childhood conditioning, coming out of denial, emotional growth journey, losing friends in recovery, messy middle of healing, nervous system healing, personal growth questions, self-care guilt

If you’ve ever started doing deeper personal work—whether in therapy, coaching, journaling, or even just getting more honest with yourself—you’ve probably noticed something: the questions start coming. And not just the easy ones. “Why do I feel so guilty when I practice self-care?” “Why is everything frustrating me now that I’m setting boundaries?” “But why […]